I had my own musical ideas that Mick helped me with as well.

I have absolutely no musical talent of my own!

I play a musical instrument a little, but only for my own amazement.

We put out press releases to tell people what had happened to me and that I had a large weight gain but a lot of people still didn't know. The ones that didn't know were floored. That was a real humbling experience for me.

I started learning everybody's riffs, from Donny Hathaway to Jeffrey Osborne to James Ingram. That helped me create my own style of singing.

My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil.